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How Korea’s Nuclear Power Decision Could Impact the U.S.-Korea Trade Deficit

The decision by the Moon Administration to shift from coal and nuclear power to LNG has long-term implications for South Korea’s trade surplus with the...

Troy Stangarone

October 23, 2017

Analysis

No Reason to Withdraw from the KORUS FTA

Rumors flooded Washington over the Labor Day holiday weekend that the U.S. would soon withdraw from the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).

Phil Eskeland

September 6, 2017

Analysis

Just How Dependent is South Korea on Trade with China?

China’s punitive economic measures against South Korea over THAAD may have shrouded Beijing-Seoul relations in uncertainty, yet they highlight Korea’s economic dependence on China.

Kyle Ferrier

May 26, 2017

Analysis

Five Questions for the Future of Samsung

With the arrest of Lee Jae-yong on charges of bribery, embezzlement, perjury, and the illegal transfer of funds abroad, Samsung faces a period of uncertainty...

Troy Stangarone

February 17, 2017

Analysis

What Does New Trade Data Portend for U.S.-Korea Trade Relations?

While the overall U.S. trade deficit in merchandise goods with the world increased by $1.9 billion or 0.4 percent, the bilateral trade deficit between the...

Phil Eskeland

February 7, 2017

Analysis

What the U.S. Rejection of TPP, Brexit, and a New Trade Agreement May Mean for Korea

President Donald Trump did not take long in fulfilling his campaign promise to pull out of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Just three days into his presidency,...

Donald Manzullo

January 25, 2017

Analysis

Why Does International Trade Take a Political Beating in the United States

International trade has become a top-tier political issue during this U.S. election cycle that has come together to create a “perfect storm” for candidates at...

Phil Eskeland

November 4, 2016

Analysis

Has the KORUS FTA Cost the United States 100,000 Jobs?: Part I – A Look at Trade in Goods

Do claims of the KORUS FTA costing the United States 100,000 jobs hold up?

Troy Stangarone

November 4, 2016

Analysis

Minimum Wage in South Korea

As the Korean economy started growing, its relations with the labor sector also started changing, and so has one of its most basic factors, the...

Min Tae Chung

November 2, 2016

Analysis

South Korea Seeks Opportunities in the New World of Central Asia

Although the Central Asia is not a major economic and diplomatic partner for South Korea, the countries of Central Asia have the potential to grow...

Jiwon Nam

June 16, 2016

Analysis

The Welfare State: The Differences in Healthcare in the United States and South Korea

The welfare state is a concept of government in which the state or a well-established network of social institutions plays a key role in the...

Seho Park

June 2, 2016

Analysis

Crisis Averted – For Now

This was a very interesting week in Washington – three seminal events happened (no, the visit of Prince Harry doesn’t count) that were linked in...

Phil Eskeland

October 31, 2015

Analysis

What Would a Fed Rate Rise Mean for South Korea?

The possibility of an increase of the federal funds rate for the first time since June 2006 has garnered much public attention, with policy heavyweights...

Kyle Ferrier

September 16, 2015

Analysis

Is China’s Slowdown Responsible for South Korea’s Drop in Exports?

With China now South Korea’s most significant export market, how responsible is the economic slowdown in China for the sharp decline in South Korean exports?

Troy Stangarone

September 15, 2015

Analysis

Korea’s Economy and the China’s Economic Slowdown

On September 1 new trade figures for the month of August indicated that South Korea’s exports had dropped 14.7 year-on-year continuing a trend since January...

Troy Stangarone

September 3, 2015

Analysis